Pair accused of sex assault on teen

ELK TWP. A 27-year-old man enlisted in the Coast Guard
and a woman have been accused of sexually assaulting a
16-year-old girl at a township camp ground, police said.

Members of the girl's family have signed criminal
complaints against Thomas Twomley II, of Staten Island,
N.Y., and Jennifer Kogan, 23, of Morganville. The matter is
being reviewed by the Gloucester County Prosecutor's
Office.

According to the complaint, Twomley, a third class petty
officer stationed at a New York coast guard station, was at
the Old Cedar Camp Ground in Elk Township on Aug. 25 when he
allegedly had sex with an unnamed 16-year-old girl.

Kogan is accused of kissing the girl's genitals during
the same incident.

Criminal sexual contact complaints against the two were
filed on Sept. 22.

Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Montgomery, the public affairs
officer for the U.S. Coast Guard in New York, explained that
they were aware of the charges levied against Twomley.

"The coast guard is aware of the allegations and is
cooperating with the local law enforcement agencies,"
said Montgomery.

Twomley, who has not been suspended from the U.S. Coast
Guard, is also cooperating with law enforcement, said
Montgomery.

The Old Cedar Camp Ground declined to comment on the alleged
rape. The matter is being investigated by the
prosecutor's office where the allegations will be
presented before a grand jury.